The Spa Decameron (Abridged) Audiobook

" A good read. I love the writing style of Fay Weldon. This is not my favorite of her books because it was basically a bunch of little stories within a big story, but they were all still interesting. "

" I enjoyed this and was tickled by its nod to The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales, but was frequently distracted by editors' misses. (How does spellcheck overlook the word "beacuse" three times?) The best, most integrated stories are from the Ex-Vicar's wife (a ghost story) and the tale of the stepmother. "

" Strange book. Not chick lit. Very slow; had to force myself to finish it. Really more of a collection of short stories disguised as a novel. Overall boring. "

" very slow moving. great for a rainy day when you have a lot of time. i only finished it because i have to finish what i start, no matter how it is. "

" Like the parson's egg - good in parts. Some classic Weldon but very patchy. Interesting use of the form. "

" Fay Weldon novels are always an intelligent, thoughtful and humourous read - I'm certainly a fan of her writing. I was gripped by the tales within this novel, the voice of each character was so well written that for me they simply leapt from the page. "

" I read part of it, skimmed to the end, found it boring and dark for darks sake. Just not my kind of book. "

" used lind of a chaucers tales artifice..... "

" Another well written book of Fay Weldon. Very thrilling stories and very interesting writing style. But then again, the book was not really for my age. There was a lot of details I could have lived without. Maybe I should try reading it again... in a few years :) "

" Well, it took a while to get through this but I did it! "

" This is the story regarding to women spending their xmas holiday at SPA.. Actually l love the writing style of Fay Weldon & l enjoyed so much while reading but l suggest you to read it if you have a lot of time. ;) "

" Didn't read this book right through. Not in the mood for a collection of different characters telling their stories. "

" Boring. This was like a modern woman's Canterbury Tales. It was just one woman's tale after another and even though some were interesting, I just got bored with the format. There's no character development or even a real plot. "

" A story of a group of successful women 'marooned' in a spa over Christmas. Each tells her story. I just didn't like the women enough to finish! "

" Parts were good; parts were disjointed. "

" I was giving this book a shot but then I got to one of the chapters and it was dropping lots of F bombs and other foul language. The whole chapter was vulgar and by the end I had no interest in finishing the book. "

" This book is really helpful. It is the reason I became addicted on going to luxury spa break. Spa treatment has been my passion. "

" This book is a 21st century version of The Canterbury Tales set in a women's spa. I wanted to enjoy this book, but I never really got into it. The first few tales were interesting, but it got boring about half-way through. The library due date came, so I returned it without finishing it. "

" Everything I love about Fay Weldon "

" Again it's between 3 and 4 stars for me. Did enjoy it but there were just too many stories. I liked the central character best and liked the way it ended but thought it could have been half as long. "

" I'm... not sure how I feel about this book. I suppose that the best way to describe it is to say that I was sufficiently interested in the story and the characters to finish it, but the writing style itself was just not my cup of tea. "

" Not Weldon's best work. The format gives her a vehicle for a series of different stories, but almost all of them are focussed on sexual relationships. "

" Lovely to dip into a Fay Weldon book - it's been a longn time! She is as barmy as ever.... "

" Boring. This was like a modern woman's Canterbury Tales. It was just one woman's tale after another and even though some were interesting, I just got bored with the format. There's no character development or even a real plot. "

" Another well written book of Fay Weldon. Very thrilling stories and very interesting writing style. But then again, the book was not really for my age. There was a lot of details I could have lived without. Maybe I should try reading it again... in a few years :) "

" Didn't read this book right through. Not in the mood for a collection of different characters telling their stories. "

" Fay Weldon novels are always an intelligent, thoughtful and humourous read - I'm certainly a fan of her writing. I was gripped by the tales within this novel, the voice of each character was so well written that for me they simply leapt from the page. "

" Everything I love about Fay Weldon "

" This is the story regarding to women spending their xmas holiday at SPA.. Actually l love the writing style of Fay Weldon & l enjoyed so much while reading but l suggest you to read it if you have a lot of time. ;) "

" A good read. I love the writing style of Fay Weldon. This is not my favorite of her books because it was basically a bunch of little stories within a big story, but they were all still interesting. "

" I was giving this book a shot but then I got to one of the chapters and it was dropping lots of F bombs and other foul language. The whole chapter was vulgar and by the end I had no interest in finishing the book. "

" used lind of a chaucers tales artifice..... "

" I just started this one, and it's intriguing so far. I like the characters and it's a pleasure to read. I'm usually a sucker for books written about English characters. British English colloquialisms are just so bloody endearing. So far so good.... "

" A story of a group of successful women 'marooned' in a spa over Christmas. Each tells her story. I just didn't like the women enough to finish! "